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Fighters.com’s eighth-ranked heavyweight “Babyface Assassin” Josh Barnett (20-5) will make his long-awaited return to mixed martial arts at DREAM.13 in Yokohama March 22, DREAM announced Friday.

Read More About DREAM 13: Josh Barnett Confirmed, But Versus Whom?…

Former UFC heavyweight champion “Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia (25-6) declined to fight Fighters.com’s eighth-ranked heavyweight “Babyface Assassin” Josh Barnett (20-5) at DREAM.13 in Yokohama March 22, according to MMA Junkie.

Read More About Former UFC Champion Tim Sylvia Declines Josh Barnett Fight at DREAM, Considers Mariusz Pudzianowski…

An earthquake in the conservative world of sumo in Japan could have aftershocks in mixed martial arts (MMA).

Reigning West Yokozuna “Asashoryu” Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj of Mongolia retired amidst controversy surrounding his apparent assault of a restaurant employee in January.  Yokozuna, and sumo rikishi in general, are held to a high standard of behavior and such an incident is intolerable within the sport.

Read More About Retired Sumo Yokozuna Asashoryu Could Transition to MMA with DREAM…

After Strikeforce welterweight champion “Diablo” Nick Diaz (21-8) TKO’d DREAM welterweight champion “Whitemare” Marius Zaromskis (11-3) at Strikeforce in Miami last Saturday, he called out Fighters.com and UFC welterweight champion “Rush” Georges St. Pierre (19-2).

Read More About Strikeforce’s Nick Diaz Whips Marius Zaromskis, Calls Out UFC Champ Georges St. Pierre. Whoa……

Last night Strikeforce: Miami took place and the main event was a fight for the vacant welterweight title. “Whitemare” Marius Zaromskis (11-3) stepped inside the cage to fight “Diablo” Nick Diaz (21-8) in what was a highly anticipated match.

Marius became the DREAM welterweight champ after winning the 2009 welterweight Gran Prix and was looking to become the first fighter to hold titles in Japan and in the United States. The only thing standing between him and that distinction was a 5 inch reach advantage that Diaz had in his favor.

Read More About Nick Diaz Uses Reach to Win Strikeforce Welterweight Title…

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combination of different combat styles. Arts such as Brazilian Jiu jitsu and Muay Thai are centered around respect not only for the art but for your opponent as well. Recently we have seen some antics inside the cage and ring that lead this writer to believe we are watching the decline of sportsmanship in MMA.

Read More About MMA Risks Becoming WWE With Sportsmanship in Decline…

MMA Gospel Radio presents another amazing show this week. Reverend Turk and Gary Friedman welcome Hermes Franca (19-8) as the first guest on the show. Hermes has signed with MAX Fights DM where he will fight for the interim lightweight belt against January 8.

Read More About Tonight on MMA Gospel Radio: Hermes Franca, Tyron Woodley and Jake Shields…

“Grabaka Hitman” Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2) and recent Strikeforce signee “Marvelous” Melvin Manhoef (22-5-1) will matchup at Fields Dynamite!! 2009 in Tokyo on New Year’s Eve, the promotion has announced.

Read More About Dynamite!!: Melvin Manhoef Versus Kazuo Misaki…

As the new year is fast approaching I sat pondering how far this sport of ours had come since it’s beginning. Then the future of the sport started to permeate my thoughts. Where will we see it go in the coming year? Will it fade a little bit or will we see it continue to forge ahead and make it’s way into the upper echelons of the sporting world? I am a mma radio host as well as a journalist but first and foremost I am a mixed martial arts fan and I have three wishes for the coming year.

Read More About DREAM Fighters in the U.S, Madison Square Garden and Judging Changes: My Three Wishes for 2010…

Fighters.com’s second-ranked lightweight and DREAM champion “Tobikan Judan” Shinya Aoki (14-3) has been matched up versus Sengoku champ Mizuto Hirota (9-3) at Fields Dynamite!! 2009 in Tokyo on New Year’s Eve, the promotion announced Tuesday.

Read More About DREAM v Sengoku: Shinya Aoki v Mizuto Hirota, Tatsuya Kawajiri v Kazunori Yokota…